PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piet Smit (ranked 1369 p4p, 197 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 2342 p4p, 312 weight class). Smit comes into the arena with Baby Got Back blaring out of the sound system. Cena is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Time Is Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smit
vs
Cena

188 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

172 cm
26
213 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piet Smit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena swats away the attempt to clinch by Smit.

Smit closes the distance and clinches.
Smit stalling.
Cena tries a body shot but Smit blocks it.
Cena misses with a body punch.
Cena throws a punch but it's blocked by Smit.
Cena throws a punch but it's blocked by Smit.
Cena tries to work over Smit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit wants a takedown.
Cena prevents the takedown attempt.
Smit has been working on his balance at Temp Spar Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Cena.
Smit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cena is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piet Smit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smit blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit prevents a body shot from Cena.

Cena gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Smit regains guard.
Cena lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Smit has his foot on Cena's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cena works his way back into a safe position though.
Smit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cena throws a big elbow that misses.
My spies in Temp Spar Gym inform me that Cena has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Smit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cena doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cena manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Smit pushes a forearm under Cena's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cena is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piet Smit!
During a confident post fight interview, Piet Smit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
John Cena spoke after the fight, saying 'My time is not yet now.'.